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Jonathan R. Jackson
Community Consultant
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Dedicated Community Consultant with 6 years of empowering underserved cultures and interests by communicating with local and state governments. Skilled at connecting organizations with powerful allies to solicit real change and effective action. Known for bringing diverse groups together to achieve universally beneficial goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Housing Navigator
Independent Living Systems, ILS
City of Los Angeles, CA
03.2022 - Current
- Supervised overall client services and acted as liaison between clients, caregivers and service providers.
- Created treatment or service plan meeting each client's individualized needs.
- Maintained high level of client confidentiality, following strict guidelines and recommendations.
- Assessed needs of each client and recommended appropriate services and resources.
- Documented progress in treatment plans, educational and recreational activities and maintained updated case records.
- Developed, implemented and documented status of children's health and wellbeing.
- Determined eligibility and suitability for programs by performing client intake interviews and bio-psycho-social assessments.
Community Organizer
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Fort Lauderdale, FL
02.2017 - Current
- Plans and host events discussing sexual health and wellness as it relates to HIV and AIDS.
- Attend and promote AIDS Healthcare Foundation at high traffic local events such as Miami Pride and Florida Pride.
- Discuss healthcare reform with local and federal legislatures and lawmakers by traveling throughout the country.
- Serve as public figure and advocate for civil rights.
- Assists benefit concerts on behalf of HIV and AIDS research.
- Provide advocacy planning and outreach regarding low income housing.
- Conduct Sex talks pertaining to both wellness and pleasure.
- Participated in strategy development and planning to grow organizing program and advance campaigns.
- Wrote e-mails, promoted events via social media and drafted phone scripts to recruit volunteers.
- Identified community organizations and leaders to establish and nurture relationships to help build awareness and win reforms for public.
- Collaborated with community organizations in other regions to support state-wide and national outreach initiatives.
- Liaised with political organizations and initiatives to confirm consideration of community best interests within campaigns and political agendas.
- Built strong bonds with local cultural organizations by respecting unique differences and specific societal norms.
- Canvassed areas to increase support and raise funds.
- Recruited and managed volunteer teams.
- Coordinated and implemented numerous meetings, forums and community events.
- Fostered collaborative efforts to schedule, host and facilitate events and identify further opportunities to reach members of community.
- Spoke at public events, evangelizing for organizational goals and interests.
- Transcribed data and organized spreadsheets to record pledges, phone calls and canvassing.
- Interviewed members of specific populations to understand and document issues.
- Wrote and distributed informational papers, gave out representative contact information and educated community members about specific issues.
Consultant
Black Student Union- Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
08.2014 - 08.2015
- Evaluated diverse organizational systems to identify workflow, communication and resource utilization issues.
- Contributed to success of client's organization by improving performance, motivation, job satisfaction, hiring practices, training programs and management systems.
- Authored detailed work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines.
- Took detailed notes and kept records of program and performance progress, education initiatives and leadership.
- Devised strategies to improve organization efficiency and optimize group management.
Photography Intern
Westside Gazette Newspaper
Fort Lauderdale, FL
02.2015 - 05.2015
- Provided press coverage for local political, sports, arts and cultural events.
- Conduct interviews with local political activists.
- Shadow the Editor – in – Chief of the Westside Gazette Newspaper: Bobby Henries.
- Photographed high-quality images for both print and internet distribution.
- Edited, toned, captioned and uploaded photographs for news publications.
- Defined and recommended detailed solutions to capture images.
- Directed guests to photo port location to view and purchase pictures.
- Performed advanced computer processing of images for assignments.
- Archived photographs on computers and servers.
- Selected and set up appropriate props, backdrops and lighting.
- Applied digital styling techniques to enhance photos.
- Determined and adjusted subject position, props and lighting equipment while selecting camera angles to optimize final product.
Deli Clerk
Publix
Plantation, FL
01.2013 - 06.2014
- Promoted new or high-value food items by creating attractive displays in cases and other customer-facing areas.
- Planned work for deli team to optimize coverage for busy periods.
- Restocked supplies and prepared additional ingredients during downtime for expected busy periods.
- Created appealing food arrangements for party trays and specialized orders.
- Greeted customers at counter to fulfill requests and answer questions.
- Cleaned and sanitized dishes and utensils, consistently keeping adequate supplies on hand for expected customer loads.
- Maintained clean, trash-free workspaces to maximize productivity and safety.
- Made food according to standard recipes with requested changes for customer satisfaction.
- Offered product samples to customers, generating additional sales through taste-testing.
- Listened to customer requests and suggested additional menu items as appropriate to upsell products.
- Learned other teammates' work tasks to train as backup.
- Prevented food spoilage by monitoring dates, rotating stock and following proper storage procedures.
- Took special orders for event catering and party trays, assisting customers by recommending additional items, condiments and garnishes.
- Calculated total items needed to assemble party trays and placed orders for inventory.
- Responded to telephone inquiries regarding available products and services and helped customers make appropriate choices.
- Delivered exemplary customer service to all guests, even in peak business periods to promote retention.
- Kept drawer balanced by accurately processing cash, credit and debit payments.
- Prepared recipe ingredients by washing, peeling, cutting and measuring.
Education
Masters of Arts - Women’s Studies
Florida Atlantic University
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
Florida Atlantic University
12-2016
Skills
- Client Relations
- Local and State Laws
- Program oversight
- Informational material development
- Written and verbal communication
- Training and Development
- Cultural Awareness
- Event supervision
- Complaint Resolution
- Event Billing
- Signage and Display Preparation
- Payment Approval
Timeline
Housing Navigator
Independent Living Systems, ILS
03.2022 - Current
Community Organizer
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
02.2017 - Current
Photography Intern
Westside Gazette Newspaper
02.2015 - 05.2015
Consultant
Black Student Union- Florida Atlantic University
08.2014 - 08.2015
Deli Clerk
Publix
01.2013 - 06.2014
Masters of Arts - Women’s Studies
Florida Atlantic University
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy
Florida Atlantic University
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